It is widely claimed that the future of the Humanities lies in interdisciplinarity. For example, the CHASE Consortium of Humanities and Arts South East England website announces that ‘It is fundamental to the CHASE ethos that serious disciplinary research is interdisciplinary’. However, it is not clear what this means or what the implications are. The aim of the event is to explore the nature of interdisciplinary work, discuss its place in the Humanities, and examine its problems and prospects.

The keynote speaker will be Professor Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge, and Director of the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and the Humanities (CRASSH). There will also be panels to give advice on publishing interdisciplinary collections, applying for grants, digital humanities and other matters.